Lima Tuberculosis Hospital

Lima Tuberculosis Hospital
Geography
Location Lima, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 40°43′20″N 84°8′34″W / 40.72222°N 84.14278°W / 40.72222; -84.14278Coordinates: 40°43′20″N 84°8′34″W / 40.72222°N 84.14278°W / 40.72222; -84.14278
Organization
Care system Government
Services
Beds 25 (original) 158 (final)
History
Founded April 5, 1911
Closed 1973
Links
Lists Hospitals in Ohio

The Lima Tuberculosis Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium built in 1911[1][2] to deal with the leading causes of death in the United States in the early twentieth century.[3] It held 24 beds originally, and was remodeled in 1927 to hold 158 beds.[4] The hospital was renamed Ottawa Valley Hospital in 1960. By 1970 it was nearly empty, and it closed its doors in 1973. It is rumored to be haunted,[5] but one adventurer attributes the noises to the nearby Lima Refinery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Lima Tuberculosis Hospital: The White Plague Architecturalafterlife.com Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lima TB Hospital Ohiotruthhunters.org. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ The Great White Plague Virginia.edu. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Lima State TB Hospital Opacity.us. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lima TB Hospital Nopss.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Lima TB Hospital Forgottenoh.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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